Dayanidhi Azhagiri

Dhayanidhi Azhagiri is an Indian film producer and distributor active in Tamil cinema. He is the owner of the Cloud Nine Movies banner. His paternal grandfather was M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Alagiri, the former Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Personal life

Dayanidhi married Chennai-based Advocate Anusha on 18 November 2010. They have a two sons named Rudra Dev and Vedanth.

Controversy

A case has been filed against Dayanidhi in connection with an estimated Rs.16,000 crore mining scam. His bank accounts have been frozen, a look out notice has been issued against him and he is also being looked for by the Immigration Department. He has been absconding. A district court in Madurai has issued a non bailable warrant against Dayanidhi in connection with the illegal granite quarrying scam. All his relatives have claimed ignorance about his whereabouts. TN police is contemplating to declare him as a proclaimed offender.

Filmography

Year Title Actors Role Notes 2008 Vaaranam Aayiram Suriya, Simran, Divya Spandana, Sameera Reddy Distributor 2010 Tamizh Padam Shiva, Disha Pandey Producer Paiyaa Karthi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Milind Soman Distributor Naan Mahaan Alla Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal Distributor Raththa Sarithiram Suriya, Vivek Oberoi, Priyamani Distributor Tamil version of Rakta Charitra 2011 Thoonga Nagaram Vimal, Bharani, Nishanth, Anjali Producer Vaanam Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka, Sonia Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Saranya Distributor Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai AppuKutty, Saranya Mohan, Soori Distributor Mankatha Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Sarja Producer Winner ITFA Best Movie Award2013 Udhayam NH4 Siddharth, Ashrita Shetty Producer Thagaraaru Arulnithi, Poorna, Producer 2014 Vadacurry Jai, Swati Reddy Producer Under Meeka Entertainment

Awards International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA) Best Producer - Mankatha